Man Charged In Connection With Bomb Threats At Windsor Locks Schools

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — A local resident turned himself in at Windsor Locks police headquarters Tuesday after learning of warrants for his arrest in connection with a pair of bomb threats called into two elementary schools in February, according to police.

Dahari Martin, 26, was charged with two counts each of act of terrorism, first-degree falsely reporting an incident, first-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace. He was held on a court-set $200,000 bond, and is slated to appear March 28 in Hartford Superior Court.

Bomb threats were called into the North Street and South Street elementary schools about 40 minutes apart late in the morning of Feb. 17. Both schools were evacuated and closed for the remainder of the day, police said.

Dahari was quickly identified as a suspect following a disturbance he had caused earlier that morning at North Street Elementary School. Through a series of cell phone subpoenas, interviews and other law enforcement sources, he was identified as the person responsible for phoning in the bomb threats to both schools. Det. Daniel Bontempo submitted two warrants for his arrest, police said.